Forest Coloring Pages
Visit a tree house, a waterfall and a path with stone steps in these woods.
The cartoon sheets come first. Their trees, clouds and mushrooms have happy faces, so little kids like them best. Then the woods start to look real, with tall pines, a calm lake and sunbeams shining through the branches. Save the most detailed forest coloring pages for last, like a tiny village of mushroom houses.
Want to look closer at the trees? Our leaf coloring pages show the leaves one at a time.
Free Forest Coloring Pages
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Tree House
A little wooden house sits up in a smiling tree. A rope ladder hangs down to the ground.
Three Smiling Trees
A round tree, a pine tree and a bushy tree smile on a hill under the sun.
Rainy Day in the Forest
Two happy clouds rain on the trees. Puddles sit on the path and little mushrooms smile.
Log With Mushrooms
Four smiling mushrooms grow on top of a hollow log. Ferns and big trees are all around.
Forest Floor Friends
Acorns, pine cones and mushrooms with happy faces sit between the sticks on the forest floor.
Old Oak Tree
A huge old oak spreads its twisty branches wide. Its roots curl over the ground.
Forest Waterfall
Water pours over the rocks into a pool. Ferns and tall trees grow all around it.
Dock on a Forest Lake
A wooden dock reaches out into a calm lake. Pine trees and mountains stand behind it.
Fall Path With a Bench
Leaves fall onto a path in the woods. An empty bench waits under the trees.
Trail Sign
The path splits in two at a wooden sign. Which way would you go?
Sunbeams in a Clearing
Long sunbeams shine down through the trees onto a log and some rocks.
Birch Tree Path
Thin birch trees with little marks on their bark line a winding path.
Tall Pine Forest
Giant pine trunks rise up on both sides of a winding trail. Ferns grow at their feet.
Pine Trees and Mountains
Pine trees climb up the side of a mountain. A river winds through the valley below.
Stone Steps in the Woods
Old stone steps climb up through the trees. Ferns grow from the cracks.
Rainforest
Vines hang from tall trees in a rainforest. A stream winds between big leafy plants.
Pattern Forest
Every tree is filled with its own pattern, like circles, swirls or zigzags.
Forest in a Circle
Pine trees, mountains and a river sit inside a ring of leaves and pine cones.
Forest Through a Window
A round window looks out on the woods. A mug and a plant sit on the sill.
Lantern Path
Lanterns hang from the branches over a winding path. Swirls fill the tree trunks.
Mushroom Village
Tiny houses shaped like mushrooms sit between giant tree roots. A pebble path joins them.
Tree of Four Seasons
One side of this tree has spring blossoms. The other side has bare winter branches.
Colors You See in a Forest
Most people think of green. But a forest has lots of colors.
- Tree trunks are brown or gray. Birch trees are white with black marks.
- Pine trees stay dark green all year.
- In the fall, oak and maple leaves turn red, orange and yellow.
- Moss on rocks is bright green, and ferns are a lighter green.
- Water in a forest lake looks blue on a sunny day.
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Print at 100% scale (not "fit to page") on plain A4 or Letter paper.
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Frequently asked questions
Good forest sheets for preschool?
The tree house, the three smiling trees and the rainy forest are the easiest. Big shapes and thick lines make them easy for small hands.
Do any of these show animals?
These sheets keep to trees, water and paths. Our animal pages have a fox, an owl and a bear in the woods.
How is a rainforest different from other woods?
It rains there almost every day and it stays warm all year. The trees grow very tall and vines hang from the branches.
How can one tree be half bare?
That sheet shows all four seasons at once. Spring flowers grow on one side and winter branches stand bare on the other.
Lines printing too light?
Switch your printer to its best quality mode, as the printing guide explains.
